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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember that some of these SS, English and gym positions are often working in some of the most difficult schools as well.  It’s really hard to compare difficulty.  Every teacher has strengths and weaknesses, but obviously there are some teachers who do the minimum (or less) out there for a variety of reasons.[/quote]

It isn't about the difficulty of the position- it's about the difficulty of filling the position. SPED, and to a lesser extent, STEM, positions have consistently been the hardest to fill.[/quote]

This. You can’t just decide to pay special education teachers more because some of you have a vested interest in special education. There is a shortage of physics teachers especially for advanced courses like AP and IB physics. Should we pay physics teachers more? What about advanced CS teachers? The problem with special education is that due to lawsuits, etc., the documentation and paperwork requirements have exploded. The job requirements need to be pared down [/quote]

That's a pretty skewed way to talk about the documentation requirements. Yes, there's a connection to lawsuits, but that connection is that schools are using templates of documentation (every single IEP meeting the paperwork is riddled with statements written for other kids, obvious from the use of other kids' names) to construct a paper trail to justify not providing FAPE. They're devoting their resources to fighting parents and kids, rather than serving them.[/quote]

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